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Post by Thrombin on Dec 28, 2016 22:30:36 GMT
I've been running multiple playthroughs in ME3 to try to see all of the potential romances. I understand that there is a romance option for Kelly in ME3 as long as she was at the point of dancing for you at the end of ME2. From the Wiki it looks like the 'consumation' of the romance comes after the coup but I'm curious whether it's possible to get back together with Ashley/Kaiden afterwards as you aren't considered in a romance with the Virmire Survivor until you get the opportunity to sit down with them on the Citadel after the coup. So I'm wondering if you can trigger the Kelly thing and then get back with Ashley/Kaiden or whether getting with Kelly prevents that? In Mass Effect 3, completing Kelly's romance locks you out of completing others just like the other romances that grant the Paramour achievement. The scene that completes Kelly's romance involves Shepard literally saying Kelly is the only one for them. Ok, Thanks. Two run-throughs it is  |
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Post by JayKay on Jan 4, 2017 7:44:26 GMT
Found some more fan-art for you guys. First is sort of standard, but well done:  (Source)The second being a little different:  (Source) |
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Jan 5, 2017 22:12:06 GMT
Thank you so much for finding this. I love it!  |
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Post by Ocelot on Jan 6, 2017 1:03:07 GMT
In Mass Effect 3, completing Kelly's romance locks you out of completing others just like the other romances that grant the Paramour achievement. The scene that completes Kelly's romance involves Shepard literally saying Kelly is the only one for them. Ok, Thanks. Two run-throughs it is Actually, this is incorrect. You can romance Kelly without fear of being locked out. You can't however romance Kelly if you are already locked in with someone. |
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Post by Thrombin on Jan 6, 2017 11:43:53 GMT
Ok, Thanks. Two run-throughs it is Actually, this is incorrect. You can romance Kelly without fear of being locked out. You can't however romance Kelly if you are already locked in with someone. Interesting. That could work then. As long as I can bring myself to be so mean to her  |
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Post by Ocelot on Jan 6, 2017 11:47:48 GMT
Actually, this is incorrect. You can romance Kelly without fear of being locked out. You can't however romance Kelly if you are already locked in with someone. Interesting. That could work then. As long as I can bring myself to be so mean to her Just in case though, I did it with a Shepard who romanced Ashley. I don't know about Liara, since apperantly she finds out about Diana, since she's the Shadow Broker etc. But I do know that if you romanced Ashley and you aren't locked-in with her yet, you can romance Kelly as well, without fear of beign locked out of Ashley's romance. |
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Post by Thrombin on Jan 6, 2017 12:07:33 GMT
Interesting. That could work then. As long as I can bring myself to be so mean to her Just in case though, I did it with a Shepard who romanced Ashley. I don't know about Liara, since apperantly she finds out about Diana, since she's the Shadow Broker etc. But I do know that if you romanced Ashley and you aren't locked-in with her yet, you can romance Kelly as well, without fear of beign locked out of Ashley's romance. I already locked in Liara in on my current run - or at least I told her I wanted to still be together as soon as we met again on Mars - but I still have an Ashley run to go and the Shepard who romanced Ashley in ME1 is a Renegade who I created specifically to be a Casanova type so that should work fine! |
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Post by Duke Cameron on Jan 22, 2017 22:20:25 GMT
All the romantic artwork i see is featuring FemShep. Is it so hard for people to come up with art featuring male Shepard being romantic? I love Kelly and she'll always be the one my Shepard is fighting for.   |
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Post by Thrombin on Jan 23, 2017 10:03:03 GMT
If you romance Kelly in ME3 and stay true to her for the rest of the game, is she acknowledged in any way in the dreams, Citadel DLC or ending montage? In other words, is there any pay off for not hooking up with another LI straight afterwards? Other than not feeling like a heel, of course |
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Post by sgtreed24 on Jan 23, 2017 17:36:35 GMT
As someone who romances Kelly on the side (while technically staying true to Liara) on every ME2 playthrough, that's one achievement I always miss out on. It's a shame neither one gives the Paramour badge. Edit: The ME2 Paramour badge of course. This always gives me a chuckle when I see it. If you romance Kelly... technically you aren't staying true to Liara (or whoever LI happens to be). That isn't how staying true to someone works, regardless of what the flags in the game say. lol Maaaaybe with the Virmire Survivor it can work as maaaaybe you're, "on a break." But even then, ehhhh. |
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Post by crashsuit on Jan 23, 2017 17:42:24 GMT
As someone who romances Kelly on the side (while technically staying true to Liara) on every ME2 playthrough, that's one achievement I always miss out on. It's a shame neither one gives the Paramour badge. Edit: The ME2 Paramour badge of course. This always gives me a chuckle when I see it. If you romance Kelly... technically you aren't staying true to Liara (or whoever LI happens to be). That isn't how staying true to someone works, regardless of what the flags in the game say. lol Maaaaybe with the Virmire Survivor it can work as maaaaybe you're, "on a break." But even then, ehhhh. Right, by "technically" I meant as far as the game was concerned. Liara has never minded, though. Maybe she has a secret thing for shy, freaky redheads. During the cabin scene between Liara and Shepard in Shadow Broker, perhaps Kelly was the one holding the camera for us? |
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Post by sgtreed24 on Jan 23, 2017 17:50:55 GMT
This always gives me a chuckle when I see it. If you romance Kelly... technically you aren't staying true to Liara (or whoever LI happens to be). That isn't how staying true to someone works, regardless of what the flags in the game say. lol Maaaaybe with the Virmire Survivor it can work as maaaaybe you're, "on a break." But even then, ehhhh. Right, by "technically" I meant as far as the game was concerned. Liara has never minded, though. Maybe she has a secret thing for shy, freaky redheads. During the cabin scene between Liara and Shepard in Shadow Broker, perhaps Kelly was the one holding the camera for us? Well, the quiet ones are usually the freaky ones. Liara, you dog.  |
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Post by Thrombin on Jan 23, 2017 20:44:42 GMT
This always gives me a chuckle when I see it. If you romance Kelly... technically you aren't staying true to Liara (or whoever LI happens to be). That isn't how staying true to someone works, regardless of what the flags in the game say. lol Maaaaybe with the Virmire Survivor it can work as maaaaybe you're, "on a break." But even then, ehhhh. Right, by "technically" I meant as far as the game was concerned. Liara has never minded, though. Maybe she has a secret thing for shy, freaky redheads. During the cabin scene between Liara and Shepard in Shadow Broker, perhaps Kelly was the one holding the camera for us? I always justify Kelly in ME2 if I've romanced the Virmire Survivor since they've essentially turned on me. The relationship is over. It's only after their near death experience in ME3 with them in the hospital that I realise that they mean more to me than I thought and rekindle the relaitonship. Liara's a bit more tricky to justify but I guess she couldn't have thought the relationship was still on given that she just went off to do her own thing for the whole of ME2. I kind of justify it as assuming that she's finished with me so I have to move on and then I fall for Kelly. Later when Liara asks me on Mars if we're still an item I have a change of heart (or not, depending on whether I'm going for the Kelly romance or the Liara one). It's interesting that even if you confirm the ongoing relationship on Mars Liara acts for the rest of the time the same as normal. It's not until after the Coup that the relationship locks in. Same as if you've romanced her from scratch. |
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Jan 23, 2017 21:18:59 GMT
If you romance Kelly in ME3 and stay true to her for the rest of the game, is she acknowledged in any way in the dreams, Citadel DLC or ending montage? In other words, is there any pay off for not hooking up with another LI straight afterwards? Other than not feeling like a heel, of course Sadly, no she is not.  She is the only LI in the trilogy that has zero Citadel content(other than a name drop from Joker during Thane's funeral) and does not have an ending slide. |
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Post by Duke Cameron on Jan 23, 2017 22:20:16 GMT
To heck with romancing the Virmire Survivor or Liara in Mass Effect 1 and treating Kelly as some kind of rebound.
I romance no one but Kelly. Flirt and connect with Kelly in Mass Effect 2 and confirm the mutual feeling of love with Kelly in Mass Effect 3.
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Post by The Redhead Commander on Apr 22, 2017 23:32:24 GMT
Really did wish there was more substance to her character. She was really sweet. Her dancing is all she's ever known for, really.
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Post by Phantom on Apr 23, 2017 3:02:33 GMT
Really did wish there was more substance to her character. She was really sweet. Her dancing is all she's ever known for, really. well this is just me, I would love to recruited her and giving her a full Cerberus Phantom Gear Set with an Optional N7 Shadow Gear Set. Thus making her a fully useable NPC. Like themikefest, I don't like or care for Edibot, but a fully functional returning NPC will be nice like Kelly Chambers. There is a lot of things I would love to improve on within ME3. some of my ideas, others might like, some of my other ideas will seem either stupid or bad. More Kelly Chambers is a good thing doubly so for a romance. |
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Post by dmc1001 on Apr 23, 2017 3:56:15 GMT
Really did wish there was more substance to her character. She was really sweet. Her dancing is all she's ever known for, really. I never got to experience that scene and likely never will. The main reason is I don't want to break her heart when I choose someone else entirely in ME3. She really is sweet. I remember after failing to save her at the Collector Base having to either go back and change some decisions or mod her back to life in ME3. |
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Sept 7, 2017 23:29:01 GMT
Really did wish there was more substance to her character. She was really sweet. Her dancing is all she's ever known for, really. well this is just me, I would love to recruited her and giving her a full Cerberus Phantom Gear Set with an Optional N7 Shadow Gear Set. Thus making her a fully useable NPC. Like themikefest, I don't like or care for Edibot, but a fully functional returning NPC will be nice like Kelly Chambers. There is a lot of things I would love to improve on within ME3. some of my ideas, others might like, some of my other ideas will seem either stupid or bad. More Kelly Chambers is a good thing doubly so for a romance. Not quite the armor you mentioned, but:   gothicgamerxiv.deviantart.com/art/Cold-and-accurate-596934022 |
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Post by Phantom on Sept 8, 2017 1:53:36 GMT
well this is just me, I would love to recruited her and giving her a full Cerberus Phantom Gear Set with an Optional N7 Shadow Gear Set. Thus making her a fully useable NPC. Like themikefest, I don't like or care for Edibot, but a fully functional returning NPC will be nice like Kelly Chambers. There is a lot of things I would love to improve on within ME3. some of my ideas, others might like, some of my other ideas will seem either stupid or bad. More Kelly Chambers is a good thing doubly so for a romance. Not quite the armor you mentioned, but: gothicgamerxiv.deviantart.com/art/Cold-and-accurate-596934022Makes sense in a way due to the fact that She knows several Cerberus Engineers that can defect if you save her life....also side note: as for MP characters, having a full roster of Cerberus Defectors within ME3 as the story currently stands would be nice. Also I would support More MP characters in general. |
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Nov 7, 2017 22:21:51 GMT
Kelly Romance Tiles in the Mass Effect Archives. Unfortunately she isn't listed among the Romance options, but in a separate part. ME2:  ME3:  |
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Post by themikefest on Aug 14, 2018 11:24:46 GMT
As I've posted before. It would not have been hard to have Kelly on the SR2 in ME3. When encountering the first time in the game, Shepard has the option to bring her back on the ship. Kelly will seen in the medbay helping Chakwas/Michel. When not doing that, she is seen walking around the ship talking with characters asking if everything is ok. At times the player may see a character in the medbay talking to her about whatever.
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Post by Sifr on Aug 16, 2018 18:02:42 GMT
As I've posted before. It would not have been hard to have Kelly on the SR2 in ME3. When encountering the first time in the game, Shepard has the option to bring her back on the ship. Kelly will seen in the medbay helping Chakwas/Michel. When not doing that, she is seen walking around the ship talking with characters asking if everything is ok. At times the player may see a character in the medbay talking to her about whatever. It would have been nice to have her return, although it makes sense that she wouldn't want to be somewhere that might trigger her PTSD from being abducted by the Collectors. If you didn't rehire Chakwas, Ken or Gabby (or if neither survived), then it's not like she'd have anyone onboard who went through the same experience she could talk to.
And if she was onboard, Kelly could have helped Shepard address their recurring nightmares, while Shepard could have helped with Kelly deal with her own trauma. Shepard has been through Mindoir/Torfan/Akuze/Elysium, has gotten their brains scrambled by a Prothean Beacon, been spaced, fallen through an atmosphere of a planet and freaking died.
If there was anyone qualified to understand and help someone dealing with PTSD, it would be Shepard.
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